Bark At The Ghouls

As much as it pains me to say this, this book wasn't one of my favorites by Ahlborn. If You See Her by Ania Ahlborn Released May 2019 Dark Fiction   |   Goodreads   |   Amazon   Source:  Purchased With My Own $ The house on Old Mill Road has stood in an open field for longer than Jesse Wells has been alive, its crooked windows and jutting turret tormenting the kids of Warsaw, Michigan the way only a haunted house knows how. Everyone imagines that something terrible lurks within the house's abandoned rooms -- especially Jesse and his two closest friends, Casey and Reed. But when Reed chooses the house as a backdrop for his own suicide, childhood ghost stories are transformed into a nightmare that sends Jesse into a downward spiral of grief. Nearly twenty years later, Jesse stands on the collapsing steps of the house that snatched away his best friend. Casey has asked him to revisit their old demons, if only to help them find closu...

A slow burn worth the effort. The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn Audiobook Released: February 2017 Horror Fiction Amazon  ♦  Goodreads An unforgettable horror novel from bestselling sensation Ania Ahlborn—hailed as a writer of “some of the most promising horror I’ve encountered in years” (New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire)—in which a small-town boy investigates the mysterious disappearance of his cousin and uncovers a terrifying secret kept hidden for years. Young Jude Brighton has been missing for three days, and while the search for him is in full swing in the small town of Deer Valley, Oregon, the locals are starting to lose hope. They’re well aware that the first forty-eight hours are critical and after that, the odds usually point to a worst-case scenario. And despite Stevie Clark’s youth, he knows that, too; he’s seen the cop shows. He knows what each ticking moment may mean for Jude, his cousin and best friend. That, and there was that boy,...

Here's another from the archive. I read Seed in 2013. I've since read a few other books by Ania Ahlborn - those posts can be found here . Some of them I've loved, some I have not loved. This is one I liked a lot. Seed by Ania Ahlborn Released 2012 Dark Fiction   |   Goodreads   |   Amazon   Source: Library Loan With nothing but the clothes on his back — and something horrific snapping at his heels — Jack Winter fled his rural Georgia home when he was just a boy. Watching the world he knew vanish in a trucker’s rearview mirror, he thought he was leaving an unspeakable nightmare behind forever. Now, years later, the bright new future he’s built suddenly turns pitch black, as something fiendishly familiar looms dead ahead. Surviving a violent car crash seems like a miracle for Jack’s family, but Jack knows there’s nothing divine about it. The profound evil he uncovered as a boy has finally found him again. The thing that crouched at his...

Insanity, ghosties and a terribly annoying woman force me to write a not-so-serious review. Sorry in advance. The Bird Eater by Ania Ahlborn   Ghost Story Released April 2014  Amazon ♦ Goodreads Twenty years ago, the mysterious death of his aunt left Aaron Holbrook orphaned and alone. He abandoned his rural Arkansas hometown vowing never to return, until his seven-year-old son died in an accident, plunging Aaron into a nightmare of addiction and grief. Desperate to reclaim a piece of himself, he returns to the hills of his childhood, to Holbrook House, where he hopes to find peace among the memories of his youth. But solace doesn’t come easy. Someone—or something—has other plans. Like Aaron, Holbrook House is but a shell of what it once was, a target for vandals and ghost hunters who have nicknamed it “the devil’s den.” Aaron doesn’t believe in the paranormal—at least, not until a strange boy begins following him wherever he goes. Plagued by violent dreams and dis...

I love Chuckles Book Cave's feature  "Around the Blogs with Chuckles"  so much that I'm going to do one too. There are never enough hours in the day to be a creeper on all the blogs and social media outlets so here's a recap of some great posts, articles and news tidbits you may have missed while you were out living your life. I haven't had a chance to do nearly as much blog hopping as I'd like to but here's a little news I discovered on my snooping expeditions. Ladies of Horror Fiction News We now have a Goodreads group! We'll be talking about all the things, including discussing our quarterly community reads. Everyone is welcome. That includes men, women and tentacle monsters, of course. Come join us here:   https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/963939 Ania Ahlborn's Latest Book Is In Limbo As reported on her Facebook page, Amazon is holding up the release of her latest work because they have an issues with the cover. C...

Missed this one, as I did? Here's your chance! It's $2.00 for the Kindle Amazon US     and for an additional $1.99 you can add narration! I recently finished up The Devil Crept In by this author (review coming . . . someday) and it was a creepy slow-burn, just the way I love them. The Bird Eater  by Ania Ahlborn Horror Fiction  290  Pages Amazon  ♦  Goodreads Twenty years ago, the mysterious death of his aunt left Aaron Holbrook orphaned and alone. He abandoned his rural Arkansas hometown vowing never to return, until his seven-year-old son died in an accident, plunging Aaron into a nightmare of addiction and grief. Desperate to reclaim a piece of himself, he returns to the hills of his childhood, to Holbrook House, where he hopes to find peace among the memories of his youth. But solace doesn’t come easy. Someone—or something—has other plans. Like Aaron, Holbrook House is but a shell of what it once was, a target for vandals and ghost hunt...

Here's my reading line-up for the next week or two.  Let me know if you've read any of these and please share your thoughts. Review Submission All In Fear: A Collection of Six Horror Tales Horror wears many faces, and its masks can be tantalizing. Some of the top names in queer fiction come together to spin their own versions of horror. Worlds rife with dark beauty and mystery, the familiar becoming terrible, creatures ethereal and alluring—and all bearing the gleam of love. Does hope lie along these grim passages or only doom? It will become clear. All in time—and all in fear. *** Six of the top names in queer romance join forces with Open Ink Press to bring you a deliciously unsettling horror anthology slated to release December 1st, 2016. All in Fear will feature chilling new and original stories from KJ Charles, Roan Parrish, Avon Gale, Kris Ripper, J.A. Rock, and Steve Berman. Coinciding with the winter holidays, the anthology will focus on the traditional mac...

Today's Top Ten Tuesday is brought to you by  The Broke and the Bookish .  The prompt: Top Ten Things That Will Make Me Instantly Want to Read A Book . These are all of the things I skim for when eyeing a book, along with a title or two of my most favorite books in each category because,you know, we all desperately need more books! Click on any cover to be whisked away to my review either here or at Goodreads. Dogs! Circus/Carnival Dark Humor Haunting, Creepy & Atmospheric Taboo Strong Characters Fun, Charming & Sexy Unlikable Characters Emotionally Draining/Soul-Destroying And Last but Not Least: Monsterporn!